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USGS Data Collection on Mud Creek Slide

The USGS has collected and released topographic data that show the changes to the Mud Creek landslide of Big Sur during the winter of 2024.

Explore the data!

These data were developed from photographs collected in partnership with Ecoscan Resource Data during June 2023 and February 2024. Photos have been processed with a digital technique called structure-from-motion photogrammetry to make accurate elevation models of the coastal landscape. Comparing two sets of data shows “before” and “after” perspectives of the 2024 winter season. These data have been released under USGS Emergency Use Data authorities for data that have immediate or time-sensitive relevance to public health and safety. The aerial photos that were used to build these topographic data are published and available in the USGS Remote Sensing Coastal Change Simple Data Service.

See this link for graphics: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cmhrp/news/usgs-remote-sensing-data-tracks-big-sur-landslides-2024

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Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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